Wednesday, 25 Dec, 2024

Entertainment

Jagger ‘struggling to understand’ Scott’s death

DHAKA: Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger said he was ‘struggling to understand’ girlfriend L’Wren Scott’s apparent suicide as it emerged the fashion designer’s business was grappling with multi-million-dollar debts at the time of her death.Jagger, who was reportedly heading

‘Hercules’ to hit Star Cineplex

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the premiere show of Hollywood’s one of the latest action and adventure movies ‘The Legend of Hercules’ in 3D at its halls at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.The Dhaka-premiere will be held at 6:45pm on March 20.‘The

Beyonce leads Time’s 100 most influential people

DHAKA: Singer Beyonce has been selected as the cover star for Time magazine’s special 100 most influential people issue. She was profiled by Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg, who said the 32-year-old ‘doesn’t just sit at the table. She builds a better one’. The pair recently

George Clooney engaged!

DHAKA: Oscar-winning heartthrob George Clooney, one of Hollywood’s most coveted bachelors, has got engaged to his British lawyer girlfriend Amal Alamuddin. People magazine reported Saturday, Turkish daily Hurriyet publishes this report on Sunday. ‘George and Amal are trying to keep

Walker`s brothers help finish action scenes

DHAKA: Two brothers of late actor Paul Walker joined the cast of Fast and Furious 7 to help complete the unfinished action sequences of the film, reports CNN on Tuesday.Universal Pictures, producer of the film, halted the production in respect to Walker, who died in a car crash at age 40

Rolling Stones axe concert over Scott death

DHAKA: The Rolling Stones have cancelled the first date of their Australian tour after the death of Sir Mick Jagger’s girlfriend L’Wren Scott.The celebrated US fashion designer was found dead in her New York flat on Monday, in an apparent suicide.The British band were due to play in

Fashion world mourns Scott’s untimely death

DHAKA: Celebrated fashion designer L’Wren Scott was found dead in her apartment on Monday from an apparent suicide.According to media, the police officers, who were first to arrive on the scene, reported that a woman was found ‘unconscious and unresponsive’ in an apartment building

Tributes pour in as Jagger denies split report

DHAKA: Tributes have poured in for fashion designer L’Wren Scott, discovered dead in her New York City flat in an apparent suicide.Scott, who was believed to be 49, was found by her assistant at 10:00 local time on Monday, reports the BBC.Supermodel Naomi Campbell, Vogue editor Anna

Depp, Heard host engagement party

DHAKA: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard hosted an engagement party.The couple reportedly celebrated their impending nuptials by throwing an intimate bash with their closest family and friends at The Carondelet House in Los Angeles last Friday.According to US Weekly, Amber wore a white silk

Gaga admits bankruptcy during early career

DHAKA: Lady Gaga has revealed she was bankrupt during her ‘Monster’s Ball’ tour.The ‘Applause’ singer admits she suffered financial difficulty after she invested her entire $3 million dollar fortune into staging at her concerts in a bid to launch her pop career back in 2009.Gaga

‘Mr. Peabody’ tops North American box office

DHAKA: The 3-D animated ‘Mr. Peabody And Sherman’, a comedy about a hyper-intelligent, time-traveling dog and his adopted boy, took in an estimated $21.2 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, falling 34 percent as predicted by its studio.Xinhua reported, says

Rihanna, Drake dating exclusively

DHAKA: The ‘Hold On, We’re Going Home’ rapper Drake is reportedly the ‘happiest’ he’s ever been since rekindling his short-lived romance with the ‘Pour It Up’ singer Rihanna and the couple are so smitten with each other they have decided to stop dating other people.A

Electrician in shock after Scarlett proposal

DHAKA: A man has described the moment he thought he had ‘hit the jackpot’ when a beautiful brunette van driver stopped and asked him, ‘Are you single?’Kevin McAlinden was completely unaware the siren was Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson disguised in a dark wig, and that he was

Comedian David Brenner dies

DHAKA: Comedian David Brenner, a regular on Johnny Carson`s "The Tonight Show," has died after a battle with cancer, a family spokesman said Saturday. He was 78.Brenner was a staple on Carson`s late-night show, appearing more times than any other guest -- 158, according to a bio on his

Russell plans to buy property In India

DHAKA: Russell Brand is reportedly determined to buy property in India and live there six months a year.The 38-year-old comedian is apparently so obsessed with yoga, Hinduism and all other things that he wants to have his own house there, reported Radar Online.‘Russell consulted his

Naomi in talks to star in ‘The Birds’ remake

DHAKA: Naomi Watts is reportedly in talks to take on Tippi Hedren’s iconic role in a remake of Alfred Hitchcock thriller ‘The Birds’.The movie classic is set for a revamp by blockbuster moviemaker Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes company, although he won’t direct the film, that

Udichi to arrange 3-month workshop on acting

DHAKA: Country’s one of the reputable cultural organizations Udichi Shilpi Goshthi will arrange a three-month workshop on acting.The workshop will begin on April 5.Eminent cultural personalities Mamunur Rashid, professor Niranjan Adhikari, Lucky Enam, Afroza Banu, professor Ratan

Adichie wins US fiction honour

DHAKA: Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has won the US National Critics Book Prize for her novel Americanah.The writer’s work tells the story of a Nigerian woman who moves to the US to pursue a college education.In 2008, her second novel, ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’, won the

Britney helps sick kids

DHAKA: Britney Spears joined sick children for art therapy earlier this week.The ‘Piece of Me’ hitmaker, who has children Sean Preston, eight, and Jayden James, seven, with ex-husband Kevin Federline, took part in a collage-making exercise with youngsters at Children’s Hospital Los

Aamir turns 49

DHAKA: Indian actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan, who turned 49 on Friday, is happy with the way his Bollywood career shaped up last year courtesy ‘Dhoom 3’.He has planned to dedicate all his time in 2014 to his social issue-based TV show ‘Satyamev Jayate’. Besides one Hindi movie,